Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Henderson (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Henderson. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Henderson is located in Mills County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mills County: Fremont, Montgomery, Pottawattamie, Cass (NE) & Sarpy (NE).
Below are the counties that are near Henderson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Henderson:
- Mills County (The home county of Henderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mineola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mills is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
- Pacific Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Folsom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Folsom is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pacific City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pacific City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific City
- Hentons ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hentons is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentons
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Strand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Lincoln Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
- Cass County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Griswold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lyman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Atlantic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Marne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Sycamore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Cumberland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fremont County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Imogene
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Randolph
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Tabor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Bartlett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bartlett is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Thurman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Farragut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McPaul
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McPaul is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPaul
- Harrison County
- Yorkshire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coburg is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Stanton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Grant is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Sciola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sciola is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Tenville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Villisca
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Page County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Nyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Essex
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hepburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Pottawattamie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Macedonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Treynor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dumfries
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dumfries is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Hancock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- McClelland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chautauqua is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Underwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Minden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Neola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Shelby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Corley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Cass County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Plattsmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Rock Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Mynard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mynard is located in Cass County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mynard
- Murray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas County (NE)
- Home Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Home Park is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Park
- Sarpy County (NE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Avery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Bellevue
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- La Platte
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- La Platte is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Platte
- Gilmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gilmore is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Henderson, see our County-by-County Page for Henderson.
Cemeteries Near Henderson ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Henderson.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Henderson - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Henderson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Farm Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Saylers Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cotten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lowens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gomer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (220 more) ...
- Wheeler Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Emerson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Henderson had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Henderson had a population of 181 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Henderson, with the one closest to Henderson listed first.
- Macedonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wales
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wales is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Carson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hastings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hawthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Taylor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- White Cloud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Cloud is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malvern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stennett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stennett is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stennett
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Strahan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Strahan is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strahan
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elliott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Henderson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Henderson.
Newspapers Published in Henderson ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Henderson.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Henderson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Henderson.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Henderson:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Pages specific to Mills County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Cass County
- Fremont County
- Harrison County
- Montgomery County
- Page County
- Pottawattamie County
- Shelby County
- Cass County
- Douglas County
- Sarpy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Henderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Henderson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |